Angina pectoris (AP) is an important manifestation of chronic coronary heart disease, estimated to affect more than 10% of people aged over 60 years. Typically, AP is experienced as chest pain, induced by exertion and relieved by rest or medication. Despite contemporary medical management, people with chronic AP may experience symptoms during everyday activities. Accordingly, AP has significant potential to limit people's daily activities and participation in life roles. Yet there is a limited literature reporting the impact of AP on activities. The aim of this program of research was to describe the relationship between AP and limitation in people's activities and participation in life roles. The research comprised three studies. The first two studies were undertaken by secondary analysis of data from a large population study, the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA). These studies answered research questions about the relationship between AP and activity limitation in a large sample of older Australians. The third study involved the collection of new data to explore how people of various ages perceive and manage the impact of AP on their activities and life roles. / PhD Doctorate

Ulm, Univ. Diss., 2006.

Thesis (doctoral)--Malmö, 1982.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-56).

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The purpose of this study was to determine how angina pectoris patients experience and cope with their chronic illness following diagnosis. Qualitative methodology, using phenomenological theory, was used to guide the study. The study was conducted with a convenience sample of six male angina patients, ranging in age from 42 to 72 years, with recency of diagnosis from two to thirty-four months. None of these subjects were known to have had a myocardial infarction (MI). Using a semi-structured interview guide with open-ended questions, the investigator interviewed each subject at home, on two occasions. Data coding and analysis were approached using the constant comparative method developed by Glaser and Strauss (1967). The findings of the study revealed angina patients progressing through four phases of coping experience as they adjusted to their illness and its concomitant need for risk modification. These phases were identified as: (1) Initial Coping Response; (2) Managing Specific Adjustment Areas; (3) Secondary Coping Response; and (4) Awareness of Resulting Changes. The findings supported the use of a chronic illness framework adapted from Strauss et al. (1984) for identifying some of the adjustment areas encountered and coping strategies utilized by the angina patients investigated. Nurses and other health professionals are angina patients investigated. Nurses and other health professionals are in a critical position to assist angina patients in coping with their illness. The phases of coping experience identified in this study may serve as a useful guide to help these health professionals assess the nature of problems and concerns related to coping with angina so that better adjustment in daily life will ensue. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Nursing, School of / Graduate

Trata-se de estudo descritivo com abordagem de análise quantitativa que tem por objetivo identificar o perfil de clientes portadores de angina pectoris instável atendidos numa instituição privada, de um município do interior paulista. O referencial teórico utilizado foi o modelo de “Campo de Saúde" de Lalonde que analisa elementos como a biologia humana, meio ambiente, estilo de vida e organização dos serviços de saúde diante da ocorrência de patologias. A amostra constituiu-se de 58 clientes, com idade entre 34 e 88 anos, de ambos os sexos, a maioria aposentados, que reinternaram na Unidade Coronariana da referida instituição, no período de 01 de setembro de 2002 a 31 de março de 2003. A coleta de dados se deu no domicílio dos clientes, através de entrevista semi-estruturada; aplicada pela pesquisadora. Quanto à biologia humana 32,7% clientes apresentaram obesidade; os pais destes tiveram como causa mortis o infarto agudo do miocárdio e angina pectoris com índices de 24,1% e 20,7%, respectivamente; os antecedentes familiares mais freqüentes quanto às patologias foram a ocorrência de infarto agudo do miocárdio em 22,4% dos pais e hipertensão arterial sistêmica em 41,3% dos parentes próximos; 84,4% clientes possuíam hipertensão arterial sistêmica; 46,5% eram hipercolesterolêmicos; 27,5% tiveram doença vascular periférica e 17,2% apresentaram quadro de acidente vascular cerebral; valores de PAS≥140 mmHg e PAD≥90 mmHg, identificados em 71,1% e 55,7% dos clientes, respectivamente; além de valores de glicemia de jejum >110 mg/dl apresentados por 34,5% da amostra. Com relação ao meio ambiente, 55,1% dos clientes possuíam 1º grau incompleto e 8,6% eram analfabetos; 82,7% dos clientes eram casados, 65,5% não exerciam atividade remunerada e tinham renda familiar entre 03 e 06 salários mínimos. No que concerne ao estilo de vida, 100% dos clientes relacionaram a doença com fatores de risco como a hipertensão arterial sistêmica, o estresse, história familiar, dieta inadequada, tabagismo e falta de atividade física; 24,1% referiram o consumo de bebida alcoólica; 55,2% eram ex-fumantes; 37,9% dos clientes realizavam atividade física; 48,3% referiram fatos ocorridos antes da dor anginosa; 55,2% dos clientes relataram alterações de sono; inatividade sexual em 43,1% dos clientes sendo que 88,0% das clientes já estavam na menopausa e apenas 13,6% faziam terapia de reposição hormonal. No tocante ao atendimento de saúde, todos os clientes eram conveniados mas apenas 13,8% dos clientes utilizavam o serviço de medicina preventiva disponibilizado pelo convênio para prevenir doenças; o serviço de saúde pública é referência para a amostra no tocante à aquisição de medicamentos. Os achados confirmaram a interferência dos elementos referenciados pelo modelo de “Campo de Saúde" na ocorrência das patologias e identificaram a necessidade de trabalhar a mudança no estilo de vida dos clientes, através da prevenção dos fatores de risco para as doenças cardiovasculares e promoção da saúde, em geral. / Descriptive study which was carried out in order to identify customer’s profiles with unstable pectoris angina attended in a Sao Paulo’s state’s town. The theoretical model used was the “Lalonde’s Health Field Model", which analyses elements like human biology, environment, lifestyle, and health services’ organization ahead diseases occurrences. The sample was composed by 58 customers, aged between 34 and 88 year old, masculine and feminine, most of them retired, which were readmitted in a the mentioned Coronary Unity’s institution. The data were collected at the customer’s residences and a semi- structured interview was used. Concerning about human biology, 32.7% male customers presented obesity; the parents died under acute infarct and pectoris angina and the percentual was 24,1% and 20,7%, respectively. The most common relatives’ diseases were related to the parent’s acute infarct (22,4%) and systemic arterial hypertension for the near relatives; 84.4% of the costumers suffered by systemic arterial hypertension; 46.5% had high cholesterol; 27.5% had peripheral vascular diseases and 17.2% demonstrated cerebral vascular accidents. Values like PAS≥140mmHg and PAD≥90 mmHg, identified in 71,1% and 55,7% among the customers, respectively; beyond glycemia’s values over 110mg/d, presented by 34,4% among the costumers. According to the environment, 55,1% customers didn’t study high school and 8,6% were illiterate; 82,7% were married and among them 65.5% didn’t have remunerate activity and their familiar remuneration was between 03 and 06 Brazil’s minimum salary. Related to the life style, 100% customers related the disease with risk factors’diseases as systemic arterial hypertension, stress, family history, inadequate diet, smoking and physical activity’s lack; 24,1% referred alcoholics drinks consume; 55,2% were ex-smokers; 37,9% practiced physical activity; 55.2% related sleeping problems; 43,1% related sexual inactivity and among them 88,0% female costumers already had menopause and only 13.6% were doing hormonal replacement therapy. About health services, all the costumers were had health policies but only 13.8% customers had used preventive medicine. The public health service is a reference in medicines’ acquisition. The data confirm the mentioned health field model elements in the happening of diseases and identify the need of working on changes in the costumers’ life style, through risk factors prevention for the cardiovascular diseases and health promotion.

Introdução. A necessidade de melhorar a acurácia do teste de esforço determinou o desenvolvimento de escores, cuja aplicabilidade já foi amplamente reconhecida. Objetivo. Avaliação prognóstica do coronariopata estável por meio de um novo escore simplificado ao ser comparado com o escore de Hubbard. Métodos. Um novo escore foi aplicado em 372 coronariopatas bi ou triarteriais, 71,8% homens com idade média de 59,5+9,07 anos, randomizados para angioplastia, revascularização cirúrgica e tratamento clínico, com seguimento de cinco anos. O óbito cardiovascular foi o desfecho primário. O infarto do miocárdio não-fatal, e o óbito e re-intervenção formaram o desfecho combinado secundário. O escore baseou-se em uma equação previamente validada, resultante da soma de um ponto para: gênero masculino, história de infarto, angina, diabetes, uso de insulina e ainda um ponto para cada década de vida a partir dos 40 anos. Para o teste positivo foi adicionado um ponto. Resultados. Ocorreram 36 óbitos (10 no grupo angioplastia, 15 no grupo revascularização e 11 no grupo clínico), p=0,61. Observou-se 93 eventos combinados: 37 no grupo angioplastia, 23 no grupo revascularização e 33 no grupo clínico (p=0,058). Duzentos e quarenta e sete pacientes apresentaram escore clínico 5 pontos e 216 pacientes 6 pontos. O valor de corte >5 ou >6 pontos identificou maior risco, com p=0,015 e p=0,012, respectivamente. A curva de sobrevida mostrou uma incidência de óbito após a randomização diferente daquela com escore 6 pontos (p=0,07), e uma incidência de eventos combinados diferente entre pacientes com escore <6 e 6 pontos (p=0,02). Conclusão. O novo escore demonstrou consistência na avaliação prognóstica do coronariopata estável multiarterial / Introduction. The need to improve the exercise testing accuracy, lead the development of scores, which applicability were already widely recognized. Objective. Prognostic evaluation of stable coronary disease throughout a new simplified score. Methods. A new score was applied in 372 bi or triarterial coronary patients, 71,8% men mean age 59,5+9,07 years, randomized for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and clinical treatment, with 5 years follow-up. Cardiovascular death was considered the primary outcome. Non-fatal myocardial infarction, death and re-intervention were considered the combined secondary outcome. The score was based on a previously validated equation, resulting from a sum of one point score for: male gender, infarction history, angina, diabetes, use of insulin and one point score for each decade of life after the age of 40 years. Positive exercise testing summed one additional point score. Results. There were 36 deaths (10 in the PCI group, 15 in the CABG group and 11 in the clinical group), p=0.61. There were 93 combined events: 37 in the PCI group, 23 in CABG group and 33 in the clinical group (p=0.058). Two hundred and forty-seven patients presented a clinical score 5 points and 216 patients 6 points. The cut-off point 5 or 6 identified an increased risk, p=0.015 and p=0.012, respectively. The survival curve showed a different death incidence after the randomization when the score reached 6 points or more (p=0.07), and a distinct incidence of combined events between the patients with points score <6 and 6 (p=0.02). Conclusion. The new score showed to be consistent in the prognostic evaluation of stable multivessel coronary artery disease